Tradition of Devadasi: The sacred prostitute!

Prostitution in Ancient India

Prostitution is one of the oldest professions of the world practiced since the birth of the organized society. It is practiced in almost all the countries and every type of society. In India, the Vedas, the earliest of the known Indian literature, abound in references to prostitution as an organized and established institution. In Indian mythology there are many references of high-class prostitution in the form of celestial demigods acting as prostitutes. They are referred to as Menaka, Rambha, Urvashi, and Thilothamma.